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New York Times, Thursday, July 24, 1952

5-Down : Absence of certain qualities.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,131
Across
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Canadian peak, second highest in North America. : LOGAN
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Hatter's stuff. : FELT
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Alumnus. : GRAD
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Pass over in silence. : ELIDE
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Nautical term. : ALEE
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Italian author, Carlo ___. : LEVI
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Convention group. : DELEGATION
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Type of golf tournament. : OPEN
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Ramble. : GAD
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Greek god of war. : ARES
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Governor and keynoter. : DEVER
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Made into law. : ENACTED
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Carousal. : REVEL
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French river. : AIN
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Foreign section of Istanbul. : PERA
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War vessel. : LST
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Means of access. : APPROACHES
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Avocado. : PEAR
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79-year-old President of the AFL. : GREEN
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Tidelands product. : OIL
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A votre ___. : SANTE
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Decomposes. : ROTS
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Adherents of a former President. : WILSONITES
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French friend. : AMI
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Dutch painter. : HALS
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___ Johnson. : VAN
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"___ the way the money goes ... " : THATS
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Trousers of the 90's. : PEGTOPS
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Penny-in-the-slot machine. : SCALE
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Gertrude of the radio. : BERG
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Coin of Riga. : LAT
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Yells. : RAHS
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Scientific theory formulated in 1905. : RELATIVITY
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Fizzle. : FLOP
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Shakespearean character. : EROS
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"S. P. Q. R.," for instance. : NOVEL
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___ ex machina. : DEUS
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Reckon from. : DATE
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Resentful look. : GLARE
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Shelf of rock. : LEDGE
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City in New York. : OLEAN
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Daughter of Rigoletto. : GILDA
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Indiana author. : ADE
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Absence of certain qualities. : NEGATION
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Destined. : FATED
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City of ancient Greece. : ELIS
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Sign of the baseball zodiac. : LEO
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They're hitched to locomotives. : TENDERS
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Pugilistic symbol. : GLOVE
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Adjective associated with raincoats. : REPELLENT
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Affirm positively. : AVER
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Last word of a famous Kipling poem. : DIN
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The Roman Colosseum, for instance. : ARENA
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Miss Le Gallienne. : EVA
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Is interested. : CARES
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Flanged spools. : REELS
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Steve O'Neill's players. : PHILS
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Gratify to the point of weariness. : SATE
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___ bien. : TRES
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Carpet made in India. : AGRA
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College festivity. : PROM
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Little cabbage: French term of endearment. : PETITCHOU
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Wire springs. : COILS
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Emulate Churchill. : PAINT
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Catching on a projecting branch. : SNAGGING
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What moire is. : WATERED
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Open to view. : OVERT
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Man's nickname. : HAL
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They fold over staples. : HASPS
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"___ porridge hot." : PEASE
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Papa Dionne. : OLIVA
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British boy's pop. : PATER
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Make fashionable. : STYLE
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Store transaction. : SALE
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Sully. : BLOT
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Post Office service. : RFD
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Period. : ERA
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A book: Abbr. : VOL

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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